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LS-H Middle/High School introduces classroom cell phone ban with new policies
A ban on cell phones in the classroom, a dedicated space for correcting student misbehavior and a process for parents to challenge library materials — these are just a few of the changes being made to school policy at Le Sueur-Henderson Middle School/High School before kids head back to class this fall. Many of these additions to school policy (with the exception of the library policy) were included in the LS-H Middle School/High School handbook approved by the Le Sueur-Henderson School Board at their Aug....
‘I Called You, Tim!’ Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Recall Time She Called To Offer Him VP Slot, Only To Be Sent to Voicemail
Vice President Kamala Harris recalled on Wednesday the time she rang Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to let him know he had been picked as her 2024 running mate, only for the call to go to voicemail. In a video published to social media on Wednesday, Harris could be seen telling...
North Memorial sends warning about funding crisis at Robbinsdale hospital
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — North Memorial Hospital's flagship location towers over Robbinsdale and North Minneapolis, treating some of the most critical patients as one of the state's few Level 1 Trauma Centers. However, after seven decades of operating in the Twin Cities, North leaders are sounding the alarm about the...
BCA says non-public criminal records were accessible for about 2 months
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced it recently learned some sealed criminal records were mistakenly made accessible to the public, and the error that caused this has since been corrected. What we know. The BCA said most of the records impacted are cannabis-related records...
Minnesota weather outlook suggests warmer-than-average autumn
MINNEAPOLIS — If Friday's cloudy and cooler weather has you excited for autumn, you're not alone. The start of meteorological fall, Sept. 1, is just about two weeks away and the Climate Prediction Center just released their outlook for the season.Typically over September, October and November, the Twin Cities has an average temperature of about 49 degrees. If you remember last fall, conditions were well above average, with an average temperature of about 53 degrees. Fall of 2023 was also wetter than average around the metro, with more than 10 inches of rainfall, compared to the average of 7.21 inches.Like it or...
Gwen Walz brings influential voice to Minnesota governor’s vice presidential run
Working closely together has always come naturally to Gwen Walz and her husband, Gov. Tim Walz. In fact, at times over their 30-year marriage, it’s been unavoidable, as she told MPR News in an hour-long interview in 2019 when he started in the governor’s office. The post Gwen Walz brings influential voice to Minnesota governor’s vice presidential run appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Making healthy food choices as kids return to school
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Back to school is just around the corner for kids across Minnesota, who are trying to pack in as much summer as they can before returning to the classroom. Parents obviously want them to be at their best when the school year starts, and nutritious...
CDC investigation finds viral DNA, but no live virus, in pets of mpox patients
Twelve percent of swabs taken from the fur, mouth, and anorectal area of pets living with an mpox patient tested positive for mpox virus DNA, but blood cultures showed no signs of infection, according to a new US study. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers worked with public health...
Parts of Sibley Park closed for the season
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Less than two months after a historic flood, remnants of the damage it caused still remain. Including at one of Mankato’s most prominent parks. What was once a heavily traveled park, is now almost unrecognizable. Roughly two months ago, heavy rainfall and flooding left Sibley...
MN BCA 'regrets' publicly posting criminal records that were supposed to be private
ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it "regrets" that nearly 2,000 non-public criminal records were posted on its public website. The majority of the records that were affected in the incident were related to cannabis records that qualified for automatic expungement under the Adult Use Cannabis Act, according to the BCA. Those records were publicly available until they were sealed in May of this year.
This is the Deadliest Highway in all of Minnesota
Driving can be an exhilarating experience, offering a sense of freedom and adventure as you navigate the open road. However, it's important to remember that not all roads are created equal - some are notorious for their deadly reputation.
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